Hanukkah lamp. [Tétouan (Morocco), 19th century].
Brass sheet, pierced, cut and engraved; cast brass; rivets.
Backplate shaped as an undulating arch, centered with an image of a seven-branched menorah. Above the menorah appear engraved verses, and a floral motif, with a square opening at its center for the servant light (now missing).
A cast row of eight pinched oil fonts is affixed to the backplate, floating above a drip tray. A hanging loop with suspension ring is mounted at the top of the backplate. No side panels.
Height: 31 cm. Width: 25.5 cm. Depth: 8.5 cm. Overall good-fair condition. Minor breaks. One branch of the menorah partially missing. Old soldering repairs. Servant light and side panels missing. Drip tray soldered in place and partially detached.
For comparison, see: Chaya Benjamin, North African Lights, Hanukkah Lamps from the Zeyde Shculmann Collection in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem (2002), pp. 34-35.
